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Joseph Morewood, Staniforth (Born Gloucester, his family moved to Cardiff in 1870. Started working for the Western Mail aged 15. His cartoons were published from 1889.
1851 parents living in Sheffield where they were both from.
1861 parents Joseph and Mary were living in St. Mary Street
1871 living in St. Mary Street with parents (born Gloucester)
1881 a painters apprentice living with parents in Caroline Street
1891 a newspaper artist living in Church Terrace, Llanishen with widowed mother
1901 a newspaper artist living in Station Terrace, Llanishen with wife Emily from Capton in Somerset
Joseph married Emily Chidgey in 1891 (registered Cardiff))
Postcard from The Colliery Series No. 1. Red and black drawing of a miner at work. Bilingual print on reverse. Unused.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
72.5I/3
Creation/Production
Joseph Morewood, Staniforth
Western Mail Limited
Date: 1900s –
Acquisition
Purchase, 5/1995
Measurements
Length
(mm): 91
Width
(mm): 140
Techniques
colour (commercial printing)
commercial printing
print
Material
card
Location
In store
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